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Chapter 14

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[Addison]

"How can you think that," my heart drops as the depth of his accusation seeps into my bones and the last of my righteous anger drains from my body. "I would never..." my heart is breaking, what is left of it falling into a thousand pieces. "Why would you...?"

"Because you're jealous," my husband says as he continues to spew his accusations. "Evelyn told me everything. She even showed me the messages you sent, threatening her if she came near me or our son. Jayson told me you made him play outside at night, and that the kidnappers almost got him too if Evelyn hadn't saved him."

I should be mad. I deserve to be mad.

But at hearing Michael's lack of faith in me, the last of my resolve evaporates like mist.

And now my son is lying to protect her as well, making up stories to defend Evelyn.

"I never said or did any of those things," my voice deepens, exhaustion settling into my bones. "I'd never put Jayson at risk. We were outside playing because he demanded we go out and then h
VictoryAnne Vice

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